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Detective Comics #40 (of 1000000)

The Murders of Clayface
June 1st, 1940
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40 (of 881)
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The Murders of Clayface
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Cover date:
June 1st, 1940
Store date:
May 7th, 1940
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When things go awry on set, Batman must save the day!

  1. The Murders of Clayface (Batman & Robin) - Julie Madison gets a supporting role in Argus Pictures' latest horror film, 'Dread Castle', but when the Lorna Dane, the movie's female lead, ends up dead on set, Batman fears for Julie's safety - and everyone connected to the film's a suspect!
  2. Bart Regan, Spy
  3. An American Reporter in London (Red Logan)
  4. Crimson Avenger
  5. The Jewel Robbers (Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator)
  6. Theft at the Fair by Gardner F. Fox (text)
  7. Steve Malone, District Attorney
  8. Cliff Crosby
  9. Slam Bradley

Even though the Joker appears on the cover, he does not appear anywhere else in this comic.

Reprinted in Batman Archives #1 and Batman Chronicles Volume 2.

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